oven
noun /ˈʌvn/
/ˈʌvn/
Idioms - the part of a cooker that is like a box with a door on the front, in which food is cooked or heated
enlarge image- Take the cake out of the oven.
- Bake in a preheated oven for 15–20 minutes.
- a gas/an electric oven
- a cool/hot/moderate oven
- Open a window, it's like an oven in here!
- Use oven mitts to move hot food.
Extra ExamplesTopics Cooking and eatinga2- Bake them in a warm oven until risen and golden brown.
- Preheat the oven to 190°C.
- Tandoori food is cooked in a clay oven.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- electric
- gas
- microwave
- …
- turn on
- heat
- preheat
- …
- heat
- heat up
- cool
- …
- dish
- glove
- mitt
- …
- in an/the oven
Word OriginOld English ofen, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch oven, German Ofen, from an Indo-European root shared by Greek ipnos.
Idioms
have a bun in the oven
- (informal, humorous) to be pregnant